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without success, on the rocky, surf-beaten shore,
while the fortress was bombarded from different
points. A violent quarrel occurred between
Weekes and Stanton, and the expedition returned
to Bombay. This was the first, but not the most
serious, of Boone's failures. It was characteristic
of all the warlike expeditions he sent out, that
while he was indefatigable in preparing arma-
ments, all other details requisite to success were
left to chance. The Council resolved that Weekes
was unfit to be Commodore, and deposed him. To
fill his place the veteran Alexander Hamilton,
whose recent defence of the Morning Star had
shown his fighting capacity, was induced to
relinquish his private trade, and made Commander-
in-Chief of all the Company's frigates on a salary
of Rs.80 a month. His ship, the Morning Star,
was also hired by the Council

As soon as the monsoon was over, he was
required to conduct an expedition to relieve the
Carwar factory, which was beleaguered by the
Sunda Rajah. The chief of the factory at this
time was Mr. George Taylor. In the spring of
1717, a Bombay merchant's ship carrying an
English pass and flying English colours had been